Waterfront Cities of the World: 2x2

Singapore

For several years, Singapore has been neck and neck with Shanghai as the largest port in the world. Made of 64 islands on a territory about the size of Toronto, Singapore is also a country. Fifty years ago, the archipelago of tropical forests was covered in tiny wooden houses – it is now one of the world’s most eccentric and vibrant cities, host to some of today’s most ambitious architectural projects.